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A  GLIMPSE  OF  ST.  PAUL. 


A  MINNEAPOLIS  THOROUGHFARE. 


MINNESOTA'S  NOTED  CAPITOL. 


OVER  THE  SCENIC  HIGHWAY 


HE  map  herein  of  "The  Scenic  Highway 
Through  the  Land  of  Fortune"  (on  pages 
10  and  11)  will  serve  to  give  some  idea  of 
the  productive  and  prosperous  territory 
through  which  this  giant  system  extends ; 
the  great  states  of  Minnesota,  Wisconsin, 
North  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho,  Wash- 
ington and  Oregon.  The  Northern  Pacific 
Railway  has  over  6,000  miles  of  main  and 
branch  lines  in  these  states.  It  operates 

daily  through  trains  from  Chicago  via  St.  Paul- Minneapolis,  and 
from  St.  Louis  via  Billings  to  the  North  Pacific  Coast,  in  addition 
to  several  daily  through  trains  between  St  Paul,  Minneapolis,  Du- 
luth,  Superior  and  Puget  Sound  and  Portland. 

St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis :  The  "Twin  Cities" 

Approaching  Saint  Paul  from  any  direction  the  visitor's  atten- 
tion is  inevitably  attracted  by  the  great  white  dome  of  the  Min- 
nesota State  Capitol,  a  building  which,  for  beautiful  architecture, 
elegance  of  design,  and  impressive  appearance,  is  scarcely  sur- 
passed by  even  the  National  Capitol  at  Washington.  The  structure 
cost  five  millions  of  dollars  and  was  thirteen  years  under  construc- 
tion. In  the  decoration  of  its  magnificent  interior  the  builders  drew 
on  every  quarter  of  the  world,  and  upon  the  talent  of  the  greatest 
masters  of  American  art.  The  Governor's  reception  room  is  per- 
haps one  of  the  most  beautiful  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States. 
The  dome,  which  is  of  exceeding  lightness  and  grace,  rises  two 
hundred  and  twenty  feet  in  height  and  is  constructed  independently 
of  the  main  building.  Above  the  roof  line  it  is  of  solid  marble. 
The  length  of  the  building  from  East  to  West  measures  four  hun- 
dred and  thirty-three  feet. 

St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis  are  cities  of  factories  and  mills,  great 
wholesale  houses  and  immense  retail  stores.  On  every  hand  are 


evidences  of  prosperity  and  progressiveness.  Their  public  build- 
ings and  homes  are  particularly  noticeable  for  their  luxury  and 
beauty.  They  are  two  of  the  most  picturesque  cities  in  the  United 
States,  and  the  center  of  many  interesting  trolley  and  automobile 
trips.  One  of  these  favorite  rides  between  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis 
is  by  way  of  Fort  Snelling  and  Minnehaha  Falls  and  Park.  His- 
toric Old  Fort  Snelling,  in  the  early  days  of  Minnesota,  was  the 
theater  of  many  a  stirring  scene  when  the  white  and  red  man  were 
struggling  for  supremacy.  It  is  beautifully  situated  on  the  high, 
rocky  cliffs  at  the  junction  of  the  Mississippi  and  Minnesota  rivers 
in  the  Government  reservation  of  over  two  thousand  three  hundred 
acres,  and  from  this  commanding  position  the  beauty  of  the  land- 
scape, as  far  as  the  eye  can  reach,  is  indescribable.  It  is  now  one 
of  the  most  important  military  posts  and  there  are  seldom  less  than 
fifteen  hundred  soldiers  in  garrison. 

From  Fort  Snelling  it  is  but  a  short  ride  to  Minnehaha  Falls  and 
Park.  These  falls  are  immortalized  by  Longfellow  in  "Hiawatha." 
No  cascade  has  ever  been  more  celebrated  in  poetry  and  none  claims 
a  surer  charm  for  the  visitor.  The  falls  are  about  forty  feet  high, 
and  the  whole  region  about  them  has  been  made  accessible  by  rustic 
paths  and  bridges. 

Anoka,  St.  Cloud  and  Little  Falls  are  prosperous  manufacturing 
towns  on  the  Mississippi  river,  and  from  the  latter  point  a  branch 
line  leads  westward. 

Duiuth-Superior :    The  "Twin  Ports" 

Duluth-Superior,  at  the  western  extremity  of  Lake  Superior,  are 
wonderfully  interesting  cities.  At  the  head  of  Great  Lakes  naviga- 
tion and  in  a  region  noted  for  its  iron  ore  and  grain  and  flour  pro- 
duction, these  cities  already  form  the  third  largest  port  in  the 
world.  The  splendid  harbor  has  forty-nine  miles  of  water  front, 
grain  elevators  have  a  storage  capacity  of  35,000,000  bushels  of 
grain  ;  coal  docks  will  store  6.000,000  tons  of  coal,  and  from  the 


THE  GREAT  HARBOR  OF  DULUTH,   MINNESOTA.       SUPERIOR,    WISCONSIN,    IN    THE    DISTANCE. 


enormous  ore  docks  are  shipped  18,000,000  or  20,000,000  tons  of 
ore  annually.  Large  ship-building  plants  are  located  here,  and  on 
the  St.  Louis  river,  a  short  distance  above  the  harbor,  the  U.  S. 
Steel  Corporation  is  erecting  a  $10,000,000  steel  plant. 

The  cities  are  admirably  built,  are  modern  in  every  respect,  and 
rapidly  growing.  The  aerial  bridge  at  the  harbor  mouth  and  the 
serpentine  boulevard  along  the  Duluth  Heights  are  objects  of  inter- 
est. Northern  Pacific  train  service  between  the  "Twin  Ports,"  and 
the  "Twin  Cities"  is  of  the  best — three  times  daily — and  double 
daily  service  is  maintained  between  Duluth-Superior  and  Staples, 
the  point  where  the  lines  from  St.  Paul  and  from  Duluth  merge  into 
the  through  route  to  the  Coast. 

At  Staples,  also,  branch  line  service  for  Fergus  Falls,  and  a  rich 
section  thereabout,  diverges,  the  branch  leaving  the  main  line  at 
Wadena. 

North  Dakota  Wheat  Farms 

Passing  through  the  beautiful  Lake  Park  region,  with  Perham, 
Frazee  and  Detroit  as  outing  centers,  we  soon  reach  the  Red  River 
Valley.  This  great  valley,  from  twenty-five  to  seventy  miles  wide, 
and  more  than  three  hundred  miles  long,  was  once  the  bed  of  a 
vast  postglacial  lake,  to  which  scientific  men  have  given  the  name 
Lake  Agassiz.  The  lake  existed  for  more  than  a  thousand  years, 
was  almost  seven  hundred  miles  in  length,  and  covered  an  area 
larger  than  Lakes  Ontario,  Erie,  Huron,  Michigan,  and  Superior 
combined.  As  there  are  almost  no  fences  to  be  seen,  the  whole  val- 
ley appears  as  one  vast  wheat  field  as  far  as  the  eye  can  range ;  in 
the  early  summer  a  sea  of  waving  green,  in  later  summer  an  ocean 
of  mottled  gold,  in  harvest  time  an  army  of  reaping  machines  ex- 
tending to  the  horizon.  The  valley  is  about  half  and  half  in  Min- 
nesota and  North  Dakota,  the  Red  River  being  the  dividing  line 
between  the  states.  This  valley  produces  on  an  average  from  forty 
to  sixty  million  bushels  of  wheat  yearly,  besides  much  flax,  corn 
and  other  cereals.  This  vast  grain  section  is  traversed  by  a  line  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  from  Manitoba  Junction  to  Winnipeg,  Mani- 
toba, which  passes  through  the  important  cities  of  Crookston,  Minn., 
and  Grand  Forks,  Grafton,  Drayton  and  Pembina,  N.  D. 

Fargo,  on  the  main  line,  is  one  of  the  principal  cities  of  North 
Dakota,  and  a  branch  line  extends  therefrom  southwest  across  a 
rich  prairie  region.  From  Casselton  another  line  diverges  south- 
westward.  Just  before  reaching  Casselton  the  trains  pass  through 
the  large  Dalrymple  wheat  farm  of  21,000  acres.  Valley  City  is  a 


good  town  on  the  Sheyenne  river,  charmingly  located.  From  San- 
born  a  branch  line  reaches  northward.  Jamestown,  in  the  James 
River  Valley,  has  branch  lines  extending  both  North  and  South, 
traversing  the  rich  valley,  and  from  McKenzie,  near  Bismarck,  a 
line  extends  southward. 

Crossing  the  Missouri  river  between  Bismarck,  the  capital,  and 
Mandan,  on  a  mammoth'steel  bridge  standing  fifty  feet  above  the 
high  water  mark,  we  pass  through  a  good  grazing  and  agricultural 
country  that  is  very  rapidly  being  settled  and  developed.  From 
Mandan  branch  lines  extend  North  and  South  along  the  Missouri 
River  and  up  the  Cannon  Ball  River,  opening  up  new  territory  of 
great  agricultural  value.  Important  towns  of  promising  future 
on  the  North  line  are  Sanger  and  Stanton,  and  on  the  South,  or 
Cannon  Ball  line,  Gwyther,  Flasher,  Carson,  Elgin,  New  Leip- 
zig, and  Mott.  The  latter  is  the  county  seat  of  Hettinger  County, 
has  a  population  of  several  hundred,  a  paper,  bank,  hotels  and  is 
a  growing  and  vigorous  young  town  with  excellent  prospects. 

New  Salem,  Glenullin,  Hebron,  Richardton,  Gladstone,  Dickin- 
son, Belfield.  Medora.  Sentinel  Butte,  and  Beach  are  towns  and 
shipping  points,  of  importance  in  western  North  Dakota.  Their 
phenomenal  growth  attests  the  productiveness  of  the  country  and 
the  increase  of  industrial  activity  of  this  rich  territory. 

Valuable  Dry  Farming  Lands 

Estimates  show  that  west  of  the  Missouri  River  there  are  in 
excess  of  two  hundred  million  acres  of  unoccupied  dry  land 
which  never  can  be  irrigated,  owing  to  topographical  conditions  and 
lack  of  water  supply.  It  is  claimed  that  most  or  all  of  this  acreage 
can  be  farmed  successfully  under  the  methods  of  moisture  conserva- 
tion and  cultivation  enforced  by  so-called  dry-farming.  It  has 
been  proved  that  with  an  annual  rainfall  of  only  seven  and  one- 
half  inches,  profitable  crops  may  be  raised  by  dry  farming.  At  a 
conservative  estimate  these  two  hundred  million  acres  ol  arid  lands 
should  be  capable  of  supporting  one  million  families,  or  five  million 
people. 

Picturesque  Pyramid  Park 

At  Medora  we  are  in  the  heart  of  the  famous  Pyramid  Park. 
Petrified  tree  stumps  dot  the  landscape  and  an  army  of  spires, 
bluffs,  hills,  buttes,  and  castled  cliffs  rise  from  the  plain,  garbed  in 
striking  colors  that  attract  the  eye.  Reds  and  pinks  are  the  pre- 
dominant colors,  but  coal  blacks,  grays  and  drabs  are  blended  with 


NORTHERN     PACIFIC    SHOPS    AND    SANATORIUM    AT    BRAINERD,     MINN. 


them,  causing  fantastic  effects.  These  hills,  washed  by  the  eternal 
rains,  have  been  eroded  into  cones,  pyramids,  and  squares,  which 
are  circumscribed  by  rugged,  twisting  ravines,  gouged  out  by  the 
torrential  floods.  Ancient  coal  beds  have  burned  out,  or  in  places 
are  still  burning.  These  plains  and  draws  are  covered  with  a  most 
succulent  grass  that  furnishes  feed  for  thousands  of  cattle,  and  the 
gulches  provide  them  with  shelter. 

Montana — Irrigation  and  Reclamation 

Crossing  into  Montana,  Wibaux  and  the  rich  grain  section  of 
the  Golden  Valley,  of  which  Beach  is  the  center,  are  reached.  For- 
merly a  valuable  stock  range,  this  plateau-like  locality  is  now  rap- 
idly developing  into  a  good  grain  region. 

Until  recently  mining  and  stock-raising  were  the  chief  indus- 
tries of  Montana.  Now,  however,  there  are  many  fertile  valleys 
where  agriculture  and  fruit  raising  are  showing  marked  success. 
With  the  advent  of  irrigation  Montana  entered  upon  a  new  era. 
Today  various  enterprises  are  being  pushed  with  vigor  and  new 
work  is  being  undertaken,  both  by  the  United  States  Government 
and  by  private  capital.  The  largest  Government  projects  are  the 
Lower  Yellowstone,  north  of  Glendive,  and  the  Huntley  Project, 
near  Billings,  both  covering  rich  lands  of  the  Yellowstone  Valley, 
and  the  Flathead  Project  in  the  Flathead  Valley.  In  these  Recla- 
mation projects  the  government  maintains  free  demonstration  farms 
for  the  benefit  of  settlers. 

At  Glendive,  Mont.,  we  enter  the  Yellowstone  Valley. 

This  little  city  has  taken  on  an  increased  importance  recently. 
The  Government's  Lower  Yellowstone  Reclamation  Project,  prac- 
tically completed  in  1911,  lies  in  the  valley  just  below  Glendive, 
and  67,000  acres  of  land  are  in  process  of  reclamation.  The  North- 
ern Pacific  has  recently  built  a  branch  line  from  Glendive  through 
these  lands.  New  towns  on  this  line  are :  Stipek,  Intake,  Savage, 
Crane,  Sidney,  all  of  which  have  promise  of  large  growth  and  in- 
dustrial development.  , 

At  Terry,  east  of  Miles  City,  the  country  is  rapidly  being  settled 


up,  and  the  town  is  growing  accordingly,  and  is  a  good  example  of 
what  country  settlement  does  for  a  well  located  town  or  city. 

Miles  City  and  Fort  Keogh,  about  eighty  miles  west  of  Glendive, 
at  the  mouth  of  Tongue  River,  are  in  the  heart  of  the  old  cattle  and 
sheep  country,  which  is  now  being  rapidly  changed  into  an  agri- 
cultural one  by  dry  farming  and  irrigation.  Miles  City  is  named 
after  General  Miles,  the  great  Indian  fighter,  and  is  the  county 
seat  of  Custer  County. 

The  Tongue  River  Canal,  near  Miles  City,  was  one  of  the  first 
irrigation  enterprises  in  Eastern  Montana.  It  is  about  thirty  miles 
in  length,  and  will  irrigate  twelve  thousand  five  hundred  acres. 


ST.  LOUIS  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE  AT  DULUTH,  MINN. 
A    MAGNIFICENT    STRUCTURE,    COSTING    $1,000,000. 


A    GALLATIN    VALLEY,    MONTANA,    CLOVER    FIELD. 


Values  of  lands  served  by  this  canal  range  from  twenty-five  to  one 
hundred  dollars  an  acre,  with  an  annual  maintenance  charge  for 
water  that  varies  according  to  the  nature  of  the  crops  under  culti- 
vation, but  which,  in  all  cases,  is  very  low  indeed.  The  possibilities 
of  Irrigation  and  Dry  Farming  combined  in  Montana  are  so  vast 
as  to  be  difficult  of  comprehension.  In  round  figures  the  Yellow- 
stone River,  for  a  distance  of  four  hundred  miles,  runs  through  a 
country  which  needs  but  the  application  of  water  under  irrigation, 
or  the  conservation  methods  of  dry  farming  to  render  it  one  of  the 
most  fertile  sections  in  the  country.  Taking  also  into  account  the 
valleys  along  the  tributaries  of  this  stream,  which  are  capable  of 
cultivation  either  by  irrigation  or  dry  farming,  it  is  safe  to  figure 
in  round  numbers,  a  stretch  of  country  four  hundred  miles  in 
length  by  twenty  miles  in  width,  or  approximately  five  million  acres. 
According  to  good  authority  and  including  the  Government  Recla- 
mation projects,  it  is  safe  to  say  there  are  in  excess  of  400.000  acres 
of  land  now  under  irrigation  canals  in  Yellowstone  Valley.  An 
enormous  acreage  is  also  being  brought  under  cultivation  by  dry 
farming  methods.  The  principal  crops  raised  are  alfalfa,  oats, 
corn,  potatoes  and  wheat. 

The  Northern  Pacific  Railway,  in  connection  with  the  Montana 
Experiment  Station,  is  engaged  in  experimental  work  for  the  bene- 
fit of  settlers,  on  dry  farming  lands  at  the  following!  points  in 
Northern  Pacific  territory :  Wibaux,  Circle,  Terry,  Huntley, 
Clyde  Park,  Twin  Bridges,  Helena,  Drummond,  Ronan. 

The  main  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  follows  the  Yellowstone 
River  from  Glendive  to  Livingston,  a  distance  of  over  three  hun- 
dred and  forty  miles,  affording  the  traveler  one  of  the  finest  scenic 
river  routes  in  the  country. 

Huntley  Reclamation  Project 

The  Huntley  Reclamation  Project,  near  Billings,  in  the  heart  of 
the  Yellowstone  Valley,  was  thrown  open  for  settlement  in  1907. 

This  government  canal  and  its  laterals  irrigate  about  thirty-five 
thousand  acres  of  land,  formerly  a  part  of  the  Crow  Indian  Reser- 
vation. The  largest  amount  of  land  which  one  individual  can  take 
up  is  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  and  actual  residence  and  im- 
provement are  required  from  those  thus  acquiring  land  from  the 
government.  The  general  plan  adopted  by  the  government  in  de- 


termining the  proper  charge  to  the  settler  for  taking  up  reclaimed 
land,  is  to  divide  the  cost  of  the  canal  by  the  number  of  acres  re- 
claimed, and  then  charge  the  settlers  with  this  amount,  dividing  it 
into  ten  equal  annual  payments,  with  no  interest  charge.  As  a  gen- 
eral rule  the  expense  is  anywhere  from  twenty  to  forty  dollars  an 
acre.  In  the  case  of  these  Huntley  lands  the  cost  is  $30.00  an 
acre,  with  an  added  charge  of  four  dollars  an  acre  to  cover  the 
amount  paid  to  the  Indians  for  their  land.  The  payment  of  this 
$4.00  is  divided  as  follows :  one  dollar  an  acre,  payable  when  entry 
is  made,  and  the  remainder  in  four  annual  payments  of  seventy-five 
cents  an  acre,  the  first  payment  being  due  the  second  year  after 
entry.  The  maintenance  fee  is  about  60  cents  an  acre  yearly.  The 
entry  and  final  proof  fees  are  purely  nominal.  Potatoes,  sugar 
beets,  other  vegetables,  small  fruits,  -alfalfa  and  grain  are  grown 
with  great  success  on  the  Huntley  project  lands. 

The  town  of  Huntley,  founded  in  1907,  at  the  time  these  lands 
were  opened  for  settlement,  already  has  a  population  of  about  three 
hundred.  The  Custer  Battlefield,  on  the  banks  of  the  Little  Big 
Horn  river,  where  General  Custer  fought  his  last  battle,  June  25, 
1876,  and  was  completely  routed  by  the  Sioux  and  other  Indians, 
is  on  the  Crow  Reservation,  about  sixty  miles  south  from  Huntley, 
and  can  be  reached  by  a  side  trip  on  the  Burlington  Route. 

Alfalfa  and  Sugar  Beets 

One  of  the  principal  crops  in  the  Yellowstone  Valley  is  alfalfa. 
Three  and  four  crops  of  alfalfa  are  raised  in  the  same  year.  It 
averages  from  six  to  eight  tons  an  acre,  and  nets  the  farmer,  on 
an  average,  $5.00  a  ton  in  the  stack,  or  from  thirty  to  forty 
dollars  an  acre,  and  often  even  more.  As  the  land  costs  not  to 
exceed  fifty  dollars  an  acre,  it  is  evident  that  this  is  a  better  return 
than  eastern  farmers  ordinarily  obtain. 

The  Beet  Sugar  industry  in  the  Yellowstone  Valley  is  also  as- 
suming large  proportions.  A  $2,000,000  beet  sugar  plant  of  1,800 
tons  daily  capacity  is  in  operation  at  Billings,  Mont.,  and  the  acre- 
are  given  to  sugar  beets  is  about  20,000  yearly. 

Billings 

Billings,  the  commercial  center  of  the  entire  Yellowstone  Valley, 
is  a  thriving  city  of  more  than  10,000  population,  located  at  the 
Junction  of  the  Northern  Pacific  and  Burlington  lines.  It  was 


founded  in  1882,  and  was  named  after  Frederick  Billings,  at  one 
time  president  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway.  Billings  has  made 
phenomenal  strides  in  the  last  ten  years,  and  is  a  surprise  to  the 
average  visitor  expecting  to  see  a  raw  pioneer  town. 

Montana  ranks  first  in  number  of  sheep  raised.  Everything  is 
conducted  on  a  big  scale  in  this  great  state.  Billings  alone  ships 
annually  8,000,000  pounds  of  wool,  and  other  Yellowstone  Valley 
towns  ship  proportionate  quantities. 

A  two-forked  branch  line  southwest  from  Billings  and  Laurel 
extends  to  Red  Lodge,  Fromberg,  and  Bridger.  The  mountains 
about  these  towns  are  full  of  a  good  quality  of  bituminous  coal. 
Red  Lodge  is  a  thriving  little  city  of  nearly  5,000  population. 

All  the  hardier  fruits  such  as  apples,  pears,  peaches  and  plums 
are  successfully  raised  in  the  irrigated  districts  of  Montana.  The 
Mclntosh  Red  and  Wealthy  are  varieties  of  apples  particularly 
congenial  to  eastern  Montana  soil  and  climate,  as  may  be  seen  at 
Fromberg  and  Bridger  in  the  Clark's  Fork  Valley  of  the  Yellow- 
stone. 

Mountain  Scenery 

The  snow  covered  range  of  the  Crazy  Mountains  is  seen  to  the 
north  as  the  train  approaches  Big  Timber  and  Columbus.  Spring- 
dale  is  the  railway  station  for  Hunter's  Hot  Springs,  two  miles 
distant,  a  hot  springs  sanatorium  well  known  throughout  the  North- 
west. A  new  mission-style  hotel,  the  "Dakota,"  provides  modern 
accommodations,  while  outdoor  sports  and  the  medicinal  properties 
of  the  water  attract  visitors  from  near  and  far. 

South  of  the  line,  the  Snowy  Range  is  seen.  This  range  extends 
into  Yellowstone  Park — where  it  becomes  the  Absaroka  Range — 
more  than  fifty  miles  distant.  Yellowstone  Lake  in  the  Park  is  fed 
entirely  from  the  springs  and  snow  drifts  of  the  Absaroka  and 
other  sub-ranges  of  the  Rockies.  As  the  lake  has  its  outlet  through 
the  Yellowstone  River,  which  latter  furnishes  the  water  supply  for 
the  irrigation  canals,  these  ranges  are  of  particular  interest  to  Mon- 
tana agriculturists.  From  Livingston,  where  the  river  turns  di- 
rectly east  and  the  point  where  tourists  for  Yellowstone  Park  leave 
the  main  line,  "Old  Baldy,"  a  prominent  peak  of  the  Snowy  range, 
is  seen. 


Yellowstone  Park 

The  Yellowstone  Park  line  extends  south  from  Livingston  to 
Gardiner,  the  northern  and  original  entrance,  at  the  northern 
boundary  of  the  Park,  the  most  renowned  pleasure  ground  in  the 
world.  The  Park  is  fully  described  and  pictured  in  Northern  Pa- 
cific literature  to  be  had  for  the  asking  (see  page  18). 

One  of  the  finest  peaks  in  the  Rocky  Mountains  is  Emigrant 
Peak,  on  the  Park  line,  almost  11,000  feet  high,  rugged  and  snow- 
capped. 

North  from  Livingston  lies  the  rich  Shields  River  Valley,  re- 
cently opened  by  a  new  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  extending  up 
the  valley  through  Chadbourn,  Clyde  Park  and  Shields  to  Wilsall. 

The  Gallatin  Valley 

The  mountains  are  first  crossed  by  the  Northern  Pacific  between 
Livingston  and  Bozeman  at  the  very  point  where  Lewis  and  Clark 
crossed  them,  in  1806,  when  returning  from  the  mouth  of  the  Co- 
lumbia river.  Winding  down  through  Rocky  Canyon,  the  Gallatin 
Valley 'is  reached  at  Bozeman. 

Bozeman  is  a  progressive  city,  as  is  to  be  expected  of  a  place  so 
ideally  situated.  It  is  the  seat  of  the  Montana  Agricultural  College 
and  Experiment  Station,  and  is  the  central  point  of  a  very  large 
and  rich  mountain-walled  valley,  where  grains  and  grasses  grow 
luxuriantly.  Belgrade  and  Manhattan  are  other  important  ship- 
ping points.  The  surrounding  mountains,  many  of  which  are  snow- 
clad  the  year  around,  add  greatly  to  the  beauty  of  the  scene.  There 
are  several  large  irrigation  canals  in  this  valley.  It  is  famous  for 
its  fine  Saale  barley,  which  yields  very  abundantly,  and  the  prod- 
uct is  of  the  finest  quality.  On  the  bench  lands  above  the  irriga- 
tion canals,  "dry  farming"  is  successfully  carried  on,  wheat  yield- 
ing from  fifteen  to  forty  bushels  an  acre. 

In  the  lower  part  of  the  Gallatin  Valley  there  are  large  deposits 
of  raw  cement. 

Some  of  the  finest  scenery  in  Montana  is  found  in  the  mountains 
around  Bozeman.  For  those  desiring  to  camp  out  during  the  sum- 
mer for  health  and  pleasure,  and  in  a  region  where  hunting  and 
fishing  are  abundant,  no  better  locality  can  be  found,  taking  Boze- 


ONE  OF  NORTH  DAKOTA'S  PRODUCTIVE  FARMS. 
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NEW   COURT  HOUSE,  MISSOULA,   MONT. 

man  as  a  center.  The  Commercial  club  at  Bozeman  will  furnish 
definite  information  on  request. 

Leaving  the  Gallatin  Valley  at  Logan,  there  is  a  choice  of  routes, 
via  Helena  and  the  Missouri,  or  Butte  and  the  Jefferson,  rivers. 

No  one  familiar  with  the  Missouri  River  in  its  most  eastern 
courses  would  recognize  the  beautiful  stream  seen  in  Montana  un- 
der this  name  as  the  same  one. 

Helena 

Helena  is  the  capital  of  Montana  and  the  County  Seat  of  Lewis 
and  Clark  county.  It  is  one  of  the  natural  distributing  and  busi- 
ness centers  of  the  state.  The  city  has  some  fine  public  buildings, 
including  the  Capitol,  Federal  buildings,  Court  House,  Public  Li- 
brary, Churches,  Schools  and  Hospitals.  Many  of  the  business 
men,  stockmen,  wool  growers  and  miners  whose  varied  interests 
are  in  other  parts  of  the  state,  make  their  homes  here.  There  is 
considerable  manufacturing,  and  the  city  is  the  center  of  one  of 
the  richest  gold  producing  districts  in  the  West. 

Within  a  radius  of  twenty  miles  of  Helena  there  is  a  large  num- 
ber of  profitable  gold  producing  mines.  Hydraulic  mining  is  one 
of  the  easiest  and  most  protfiable  ways  of  extracting  gold,  and  it 
has  been  a  most  important  factor  in  the  development  of  Montana. 

From  Helena,  Northern  Pacific  branch  lines  reach  these  mining 
centers. 

In  the  Rockies 

The  scenery  in  the  Rockies  between  Logan  and  Butte  is  not  sur- 
passed by  that  of  any  mountain  scenery  in  the  country.  The  North- 
ern Pacific  follows  the  Jefferson  River,  named  by  Lewis  and  Clark 
in  1805  for  President  Jefferson.  At  Pipestone  Springs,  just  at 
the  foot  of  the  mountains  on  the  easterfl  side,  are  some  very  popu- 
lar hot  springs,  affording  delightful  baths. 

Between  Logan  and  Butte,  branch  lines  penetrate  the  rich  mining 
sections  and  fertile  agricultural  valleys  of  the  Jefferson  and  Beaver- 
head  rivers  and  of  other  streams  lying  to  the  southward  of  the  main 
line. 

A  view  of  the  Rocky  Mountains  from  the  summit  of  the 
range  always  forms  an  interesting  picture.  The  contrast  between 
the  warm,  cultivated  valleys  and  the  high,  scantily  timbered  peaks 
where  the  snows  lie  in  secluded  corners  and  ravines  is  very  striking. 

A  characteristic  mountain  scene  near  Butte,  is  that  of  the  Silver 
Bow  Valley.  The  valley  close  to  the  mountains  is  decidedly  pic- 
turesque, particularly  as  seen  from  Northern  Pacific  trains  round- 
ing the  mountains  into  Butte. 


STATE   NORMAL   SCHOOL   AT  LEWISTON,   IDAHO. 

Butte  and  Anaconda 

Butte  and  Anaconda,  Montana,  may  properly  be  called  the  Hub 
of  the  Copper  Industry.  They  are  situated  on  the  west  slope  of 
the  main  range  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  Butte  is  the  most  pop- 
ulous city  in  Montana,  having  a  population  of  about  40,000.  Within 
a  radius  of  one  and  one-half  miles  from  the  Court  House  of  Butte 
is  produced  more  copper  ore  than  in  any  other  district  in  the  world. 
The  city  produces  17  per  cent  of  the  entire  copper  output  of  the 
world.  Besides  supplying  ore  for  the  smelters  located  in  Butte 
and  Anaconda,  the  ore  from  Butte  mines  is  shipped  to  smelters  at 
other  points.  Every  day  fifteen  thousand  tons  of  ore  are  hoisted 
from  beneath  the  surface  of  the  city.  Butte  is  a  modern  city  in 
every  respect.  There  are  over  ten  thousand  miners  and  the  mini- 
mum wage  is  $3.75  a  day.  The  pay-roll  of  the  corporations  alone 
amounts  to  about  $1,000,000  a  month,  much  of  which  is  kept  in 
circulation  in  Butte,  as  the  American  miner  lives  well. 

Reached  from  Butte  are  the  Boulder  Hot  Springs,  near  Boulder, 
Mont.  These  well  known  springs  have  recently  been  greatly  en- 
larged and  improved  at  a  very  heavy  expenditure  and  are  now  in 
a  class  with  similar  eastern  resorts. 

The  Bitter  Root  Valley 

The  ride  from  either  Helena  or  Butte,  to  Missoula,  about  a  hun- 
dred and  twenty  miles  west,  is  one  long  to  be  remembered.  The 
two  lines,  diverging  at  Logan,  again  converge  at  Garrison,  and  from 
that  point  follow  the  Hellgate  River  and  Canyon  for  a  distance  of 
about  seventy  miles,  over  a  splendid  stretch  of  double-track,  to 
Missoula.  The  ride  through  this  canyon  is  one  of  the  most  inter- 
esting to  be  found  in  the  Rockies.  From  Missoula,  the  seat  of 
the  State  University,  the  well  known  Bitter  Root  Valley  stretches 
southward  for  a  hundred  miles,  protected  on  the  west  by  the  Bitter 
Root  Range  of  the  Rockies.  The  valley  is  equally  adapted  to 
fruit  raising,  diversified  farming,  stock  raising,  dairying.  At  least 
seventy  thousand  acres  are  under  cultivation  through  irrigation, 
the  canals  being  already  completed  or  nearing  completion.  The 
valley  is  traversed  by  a  branch  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific  ex- 
tending through  Florence,  Stevensville,  Victor  and  Hamilton  to 
Darby,  a  distance  of  64  miles.  The  irrigated  orchard  tracts  of 
the  Bitter  Root  Valley  are  being  rapidly  taken  up  and  developed 
by  a  most  excellent  class  of  people,  largely  from  the  Eastern  Middle 
West. 

Bitter  Root  Valley  apples,  the  Mclntosh  Red,  Jonathan,  Gano, 
Wagener,  etc.,  are  known  the  country  over  and  are  shipped  in  large 
quantities  to  the  eastern  and  other  markets  annually.  Cauliflower 


and  celery  of  particular    excellence   are   grown   in   this   valley   of 
varied  fruit,  grain  and  vegetable  products. 

A  Northern  Pacific  line  follows  down  the  Missoula  River  from 
Missoula  and  DeSmet  to  Paradise  via  St.  Regis,  where  it  again  re- 
joins the  main  line  over  the  mountains.  A  branch  from  this  line 
extends  to  Wallace  and  Burke  in  the  rich  Coeur  d'Alene  mining 
region. 

The  Flathead  Country 

The  Flathead  Indian  Reservation  was  thrown  open  to  settlement 
during  the  summer  of  1909.  The  reservation  embraced  about  a 
million  and  a  half  acres,  fairly  well  divided  into  agricultural  and 
mountainous  land.  Nearly  three  thousand  80-acre  homesteads  were 
reserved  for  the  Indians,  who  naturally  had  first  choice,  and  who 
have  farmed  for  many  years.  There  remained,  however,  a  large 
number  of  desirable  homesteads  open  to  settlers.  The  lands  were 
disposed  of  by  drawing,  the  principal  registration  point  being  Mis- 
soula, which  is  immediately  south  oi  the  reservation  and  the 
metropolis  of  Western  Montana. 

The  Flatheads  have  always  been  friendly  to  the  whites  and  on 
terms  of  intimacy  with  them. 

Portions  of  the  Flathead  reservation  are  specially  adapted  to 
stock  raising,  and  cattle  raising  is  destined  to  become  one  of  the 
chief  sources  of  revenue. 

The  Mission  Range  of  the  Rockies  forms  the  eastern  boundary 
of  the  Flathead  Reservation,  lying  between  Missoula  and  Flathead 
Lake.  In  its  fastnesses  lie  great  reservoirs  of  water  for  irrigation 
in  the  form  of  deep  snow  banks.  There  are  waterfalls  in  the  moun- 
tains 2,000  feet  high  and  of  surpassing  grandeur. 

The  Mission  Range  is  said  to  be  the  finest  sub-range  in  the 
United  States,  and  this  region  is  claimed  to  equal,  if  not  excel, 
Switzerland  in  the  wild  grandeur  of  its  mountain  scenery.  The 
Government  has  recently  established  a  National  Bison  range  on  the 
southern  border  of  the  reservation  near  Ravalli  on  the  Northern 
Pacific  main  line.  The  railway  skirts  this  bison  reserve  for  sev- 
eral miles. 

On  the  main  line  of  the  railway  south  of  the  Flathead  Reserva- 
tion is  the  valley  of  Horse  Plains,  and  the  town  of  Plains.  The 
Horse  Plains  is  a  valley,  mild  and  pleasing  in  character,  and  of 
such  fine  grazing  capacity  that  it  was  formerly  used  by  the  Indians 


as  a  wintering  place  for  their  horses.  *  It  is  how  developing  into  a 
good  fruit  region. 

Panhandle  of  Idaho 

From  Butte,  Mont.,  to  Hope,  Idaho,  except  where  the  line  crosses 
the  mountains,  the  Northern  Pacific  follows  a  stream,  which,  under 
the  names  of  Silver  Bow,  Deer  Lodge,  Hell  Gate,  Missoula,  Clark 
Fork  of  the  Columbia  and  Pend  d'Oreille  rivers,  is  one  and  the 
same  stream  from  the  mountains  to  the  Columbia  River.  The  route 
of  the  Northern  Pacific  is  wholly  between  mountain  ranges  in 
Northern  Montana  and  in  Idaho,  with  a  beautiful  stream  or  lake 
alongside  the  track  nearly  all  the  way.  The  lateral  mountain 
streams  swarm  with  trout,  and  big  game  is  found  in  the  hills. 

Approaching  the  Idaho  line  the  Cabinet  Mountains  are  seen  to 
the  north,  and  to  the  south  are  the  Coeur  d'Alene  Mountains,  which, 
with  the  Bitter  Root  Range,  form  the  boundary  between  Montana 
and  Idaho. 

The  Clark  Fork  of  the  Columbia,  which  the  train  follows  for 
mile  after  mile,  is  a  large  and  beautiful  stream.  It  was  named  by 
Lewis  and  Clark,  in  1805,  Clark's  River,  the  name  being  applied 
at  the  headwaters  of  the  Bitter  Root  River,  which  stream  should 
have  retained  the  name. 

The  point  where  the  Clark  Fork  of  the  Columbia  River  forces 
its  passage  through  the  Cabinet  Range,  is  called  Cabinet  Gorge. 
The  Gorge,  on  the  north  side  of  the  track,  is  a  wild,  rocky  place, 
and  is  visible  from  the  train. 

One  of  the  most  beautiful  lakes  in  the  western  country  is  reached 
at  Hope  and  Sand  Point,  Idaho.  It  is  Lake  Pend  d'Oreille  (pro- 
nounced Pondoray),  surrounded  by  mountains  which  provide  it 
with  scenery  of  a  high  order,  and  there  are  numerous  steamers  and 
launches  that  ply  its  waters.  It  was  named  by  the  French  explor- 
ers from  its  shape,  which  resembles  that  of  the  human  ear.  The 
lake  is  forty-five  miles  long,  from  two  to  twenty  miles  in  width,  is 
very  deep  and  has  many  fine  lake  trout  to  tempt  the  angler.  The 
road  crosses  the  upper  arm  of  the  lake  on  a  concrete  bridge  4,769 
feet  long. 

Beyond  Lake  Pend  d'Oreille  the  railway  winds  through  a  tim- 
bered country,  passing  Cocolalla  Lake,  ensconced  among  the  moun- 
tains, and  then  comes  out  upon  the  wide  and  attractive  Spokane 
plain  and  soon  Spokane  is  reached. 


GATHERING  THE   CROP  OF  LUSCIOUS   STRAWBERRIES — NETTING  $250  TO  $400  AN  ACRE. 

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UPPER  LEFT   CORNER — BOZANTA  TAVERN,   HAYDEN   LAKE,  IDAHO. 

UPPER    RIGHT    CORNER — SCENE    ON    SPIRIT    LAKE,    SHOWING    POINT  LOOKOUT. 


LOWER,  LEFT  CORNER — STEAMER  ON   COEUR  D'ALENE  LAKE. 
LOWER  RIGHT   CORNER — BEAUTIFUL    HAYDEN    LAKE,   IDAHO. 


.Spokane — The  Inland  Empire 

The  city  is  named  from  three  separate  water  falls,  the  water 
power  of  which  is  33,000  H.  P.,  only  about  one-half  of  which  is 
used  at  present.  It  was  formerly  known  as  Spokane  Falls.  The 
power  generated  is  used  for  Spokane's  trolley  railway  system,  for 
lighting  and  manufacturing  purposes,  and  it  is  even  used  in  the 
Coeur  d'Alene  mining  district  forty  miles  southeast  of  the  city. 
Spokane,  population  in  1910,  104,000,  is  'the  metropolis  and  com- 
mercial center  of  the  Inland  Empire,  and  railways  and  trolley  lines 
penetrate  the  "empire"  in  all  directions.  It  is  a  city  of  strikingly 
beautiful  homes  and  substantial  business  blocks.  The  fruit  crop  of 
Spokane  County  is  $3,000,000  annually.  Lumber  products  in  the 
Spokane  region  amount  to  millions  of  dollars,  yearly,  as  does  also 
the  mineral  production.  Bank  clearings  in  1912  were  $225,000,000; 
special  improvements — sewers,  paving,  etc. — made,  $1,445,000;  net 
earnings  of  mines  in  Spokane  country,  1912,  were  almost  $5,400,- 
000. 

Eastern  Washington  and  the  Pan  Handle  of  Northern  Idaho 
possess  wonderful  fertility  and  depth  of  soil,  mild  winters  and  mod- 
erate summer  temperatures.  Diversified  farming  has  made  great 
progress  in  this  region.  Fruit  raising  and  dairying  are  advancing 
with  rapidity,  and  truck  gardening  is  becoming  quite  general  in  the 
vicinity  of  Spokane.  Not  all  of  the  ground  needs  irrigation.  Much 
of  the  country  about  Spokane  may  be,  and  is,  farmed  by  ordinary 
methods  with  only  the  natural  rainfall. 

The  Columbia  River  Basin,  which  lies  between  the  Bitter  Root 
and  Cascade  mountains  is  known  as  the  "Inland  Empire."  It  com- 


prises a  part  of  Idaho,  Eastern  Washington,  and  Eastern  Oregon, 
and  is  drained  by  the  Columbia  River  and  its  tributaries.  It  equals, 
in  area,  all  the  New  England  States  and  New  York,  Pennsylvania, 
New  Jersey  and  Maryland.  It  is,  perhaps,  unsurpassed  by  any 
similar  section  in  variety  and  richness  of  resources.  The  rolling 
hills  and  mountains  are  formed  of  decomposed  lava,  caused  by  vol- 
canic flows,  and  the  erosion  of  ages  has  worked  marvelous  changes 
on  the  surface  of  the  land,  giving  to  the  mountains  strange  and 
.  beautiful  forms.  The  two  greatest  of  these  elevations  constitute 
the  Bitter  Root  and  Cascade  ranges.  The  great  interior  basin  ar- 
rested the  rains  and  rivers  of  generations,  until  it  became  a  vast  in- 
terior sea.  In  time  the  region  was  drained  of  its  waters,  and  the 
sea  bottom  became  an  immense  and  fertile  valley,  draining  into 
the  ocean  through  the  Spokane,  Snake,  and  Columbia  rivers. 

The  foundation  of  granitic  sand  and  basaltic  dust  was  covered 
by  rich  alluvium,  forming  a  soil  similar  in  many  respects  to  that 
of  the  Nile,  which  has  preserved  its  fertility  through  thousands 
of  years.  Wild  grasses  and  vegetable  matter  sprang  up,  flourished, 
and  decayed,  through  countless  ages,  forming  a  soil  so  prolific  that 
today  it  yields  the  largest  crops  of  grain  and  fruit,  for  its  area, 
in  the  world.  It  is  of  a  rich,  dark  brown,  free  from  alkali  and 
injurious  salts. 

Two  very  important  sections  of  this  great  grain  region  are  the 
"Big  Bend,"  west,  and  the  "Palouse  Country,"  south,  of  Spokane. 

While  nature  was  thus  enriching  the  valleys,  giant  forests  were 
likewise  growing,  decaying  and  growing  again  on  the  mountains, 
until  today  they  cover  millions  of  acres  containing  billions  of  feet 
of  the  finest  timber  in  the  world. 


A    MAMMOTH    FIELD     OF    RHUBARB     IN    THE    WALLA    WALLA     VALLEY, 
WASHINGTON. 

This  is  also  a  rich  mineral  belt.  Large  and  valuable  mineral 
"deposits  are  found  within  its  boundaries. 

The  Inland  Empire  produces  annually  over  fifty  million  bushels 
of  wheat ;  the  finest  apples  in  the  world ;  peaches,  prunes,  apricots, 
nectarines,  grapes,  berries,  melons,  all  grow  to  perfection ;  it  enjoys 
the  winters  of  the  Southland  and  summers  of  the  North ;  standing 
timber  is  estimated  at  two  billion  feet  or  more ;  the  production  of 
gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  zinc,  antimony,  aluminum,  platinum,  mo- 
lybdenum, mica,  marble,  granite  and  coal  mines  run  into  millions 
of  dollars  annually. 

Walla  Walla  Valley 

The  Walla  Walla  country  lies  in  the  southern  angle  formed  by 
the  Snake  and  Columbia  rivers.  The  country  is  a  succession  of 
plains  and  rolling  hills  of  extremely  fertile  soil.  The  climate  is 
dry,  warm,  and  very  healthful.  The  Blue  Mountains  form  the 
southeastern  boundary  of  the  region,  arid  add  to  its  scenic  char- 
acter. Numerous  streams  drain  and  water  the  land.  The  Walla 
Walla  region  has  long  been  known  for  its  tremendous  yields  of 
grain.  Large  quantities  of  Walla  Walla  wheat  are  exported  around 
"the  Horn"  to  European  ports.  In  the  irrigated  sections  fruit  is 
rapidly  becoming  the  predominant  crop,  many  hundreds  of  car 
loads  being  shipped  out  each  year.  Apples,  peaches,  cherries, 
prunes,  grapes,  and  berries  grow  to  perfection  under  small  land 
holdings  and  intensive  cultivation.  Walla  Walla  fruit  is  on  a  par 
with  that  of  other  irrigated  valleys.  Vegetables  grow  luxuriantly, 
and  Walla  Walla  asparagus,  onions,  potatoes,  celery,  and  cabbage 
have  "gilt  edge"  reputations.  Asparagus  is  of  particularly  fine 
quality. 

Walla  Walla  is  a  vigorous,  progressive  college  and  business  city. 
It  is  the  seat  of  Whitman  college,  a  very  prosperous  institution. 
Other  important  towns  are  Dayton  and  Waitsburg. 

The  Northern  Pacific  connects  these  cities  directly  with  Spokane, 
Seattle,  Tacoma  and  Portland,  and  also  with  the  east. 

Lewiston-Clarkston-Clearwater  Country 

The  Clearwater  Country,  lying  South  of  the  Palouse  Country, 
embraces  about  fifteen  million  acres  in  the  Northeastern  corner  of 
Oregon,  Southeastern  Washington,  and  Central  Idaho.  It  is 
drained  by  the  Snake,  Clearwater,  Grande  Ronde,  and  Salmon  riv- 
ers, and  other  tributaries  of  the  greater  Columbia.  The  country  is 
a  series  of  high  plateaus  cut  by  deep  canyons,  through  which  run 
the  rivers.  The  bottom  lands  in  the  river  valleys  grow  the  choicest 
of  fruits  under  irrigation,  as  also  do  many  of  the  bench  lands. 


The  Nez  Perce  and  Camas  prairies  in  this  section  grow  wonder- 
ful crops  of  grass  and  grain.  Vollmer,  Cottonwood,  Grangeville, 
Oro  Fino,  Kamiah  and  Stites  are  growing  towns. 

The  towns  of  Lewiston,  Idaho,  and  Clarkston,  Washington,  sepa- 
rated only  by  the  Snake  River,  are  known  as  the  Twin  Gateway 
cities.  They  are  situated  at  the  confluence  of  the  Snake  and  Clear- 
water  rivers,  and  together  they  constitute  a  natural  commercial 
center.  The  opening  of  the  Nez  Perce  Indian  Reservation,  some 
years  ago,  and  the  operations  of  large  irrigation  companies  have 
further  combined  to  enhance  the  value  of  this  location.  The  Lewis- 
ton-Clarkston  district  is  rapidly  coming  to  the  front  as  one  of  the 
great  irrigated  fruit  sections.  Here  five  and  ten-acre  orchards  pro- 
duce so  abundantly  as  to  afford  independent  incomes.  Grapes  of 
the  European  sorts  grow  luxuriantly,  melons  and  small  fruits  grow 
to  perfection.  Lewiston,  Idaho,  has  all  modern  conveniences,  ex- 
cellent rail  and  water  transportation,  a  fine  State  Normal  School, 
and  it  is  the  distributing  point  for  a  large  and  productive  area. 
Over  twenty  million  bushels  of  wheat  are  grown  in  the  tributary 
country. 

Clarkston,  in  Washington,  is  connected  with  Lewiston  by  a  steel 
bridge  across  the  Snake  River.  There  are  numerous  fine  residences 
and  handsome  cottages.  No  stores  or  shops  are  allowed  on  the 
residence  streets.  These  thriving  places  are  only  about  750  feet 
above  the  sea  level,  insuring  a  mild  and  delightful  climate  the 
year  around. 

Holders  of  tickets  reading  via  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 
between  Billings,  Mont.,  or  points  east,  and  North  Yakima,  Wash., 
or  Fallbridge,  Wash.,  and  points  west,  may  go  from  Spokane  via 
Lewiston  to  Pasco  or  vice  versa,  without  additional  cost,  as  per 
tables  of  service  shown  in  time  table  folder.  Westbound  this 
change  of  route  can  be  made  at  Spokane  city  office  or  depot,  and 
eastbound  at  Pasco,  Wash. 

The  Yakima  and  Kittitas  Valleys 
Perfected  Irrigation 

Irrigation  in  Washington  is  long  past  the  experimental  stage. 
In  the  Yakima  and  Kittitas  valleys,  on  the  eastern  slope  of  the 
Cascade  Range,  the  wonders  of  irrigation  are  most  fully  displayed. 
The  valleys  lie  in  the  center  of  the  State,  west  of  the  Columbia 
River,  with  North  Yakima  as  the  chief  city  of  the  Yakima,  and  El- 
lensburg  as  the  chief  city  of  the  Kittitas.  Here  are  hundreds  of 
highly  developed  farms,  averaging  from  ten  to  forty  acres,  each 
producing  abundance  of  garden  products,  fruit  of  every  character, 
alfalfa,  live  stock  and  hops. 


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Land  in  the  valleys  is  an  extremely  valuable  commodity.  Its 
value  is  based  largely  upon  the  returns  it  makes  to  its  owners. 
Profits  from  fruit  lands  range  from  three  hundred  to  one  thousand 
dollars  an  acre,  as  a  common  thing,  and  net  returns  far  in  excess 
of  these  figures  are  not  uncommon  among  the  better  class  of  or- 
chardists. 

Homes  in  the  Yakima  Valley  are  but  a  few  rods  apart.  They 
are  well  and  luxuriantly  furnished.  Those  living  here  enjoy  all 
modern  conveniences  in  one  of  the  most  genial  climates  in  the 
world. 

Schools  and  churches  are  scattered  thickly  through  the  communi- 
ty. The  Yakima  farmer  enjoys  the  precious  boon  which  the  or- 
dinary farmer  is  in  most  cases  deprived  of,  namely,  the  close  com- 
panionship of  his  fellowmen.  This  feature  of  life  in  this  section 
is  one  of  its  great  attractions.  It  renders  impossible  the  usual  de- 
pressing isolation  and  monotony  of  farm  life  in  other  sections. 
iwhere  the  population  to  the  square  mile  is  about  one  to  ten  as  com- 
, pared  with  this  part  of  Washington. 

The  city  of  North  Yakima  is  a  prosperous  one.  Electric  street 
cars  hum  to  and  fro.  A  new  and  handsome  station  attests  the  im- 
portance of  North  Yakima  as  a  Northern  Pacific  point.  Surround- 
ing the  city  is  a  very  thickly  settled  farming  community,  much  of 
which  is  practically  within  the  city  itself.  The  city  is  an  important 
distributing  point;  has  a  large  lumber  mill,  canning  and  box  fac- 
tories, a  flour  mill,  foundries,  artificial  ice  and  cold  storage  plant, 
an  eighty  thousand  dollar  Y.  M.  C.  A.  building,  $125,000  court 
house,  a  hospital  and  sanitarium,  in  addition  to  numerous  smaller 
industries,  several  fine  churches  and  many  very  fine  residences,  all 
the  result  of  the  valuable  products  of  the  soil. 

West  from  the  main  Yakima  Valley  the  railway  follows  the 
Yakima  Canyon.  Between  the  canyon  and  the  mountains  it  passes 
through  the  beautiful  Kittitas  Valley,  noted  as  a  fine  dairy,  alfalfa 
and  hay  region,  and  fast  developing  into  a  splendid  fruit  section. 
The  Kittitas,  the  upper  continuation  of  the  Yakima  Valley,  par- 
takes of  its  fine  character  of  climate  and  soil.  Ellensburg  is  the 
center  and  "Capital"  of  the  Kittitas  Valley.  It  is  a  very  progres- 
sive city,  having  recently  completed  extensive  improvements  in  the 
way  of  electric  street  lighting  and  asphalt  paving  in  the  business 
section.  It  has  a  State  Normal  School  and  a  fine  High  School 
building,  besides  several  graded  schools.  The  Northern  Pacific 
station  recently  finished  forms  an  attractive  addition  to  a  city  al- 
ready noticeable  for  its  numerous  modern  business  buildings  and 
its  beautiful  homes. 

The  irrigation  farmer  is  independent  of  the  weather,  and  he  has 


"BLOSSOM"  TIME  ON  A  NORTHWESTERN  FRUIT  FARM. 

to  face  no  crop  failures  in  the  Yakima-Kittitas  valleys.  There  are 
no  extremes  of  heat  and  cold.  The  hot  period  in  the  summer  lasts 
not  to  exceed  two  or  three  weeks,  and  the  nights  are  always  cool. 
Cool  winds  blow  from  the  snow- and  pine-clad  mountains,  making 
the  summer  delightful  to  the  visitor,  and  healthful  as  well. 

All  root  crops  grow  to  perfection  here.  Yakima  and  Kittitas  po- 
tatoes have  a  reputation  of  their  own,  bring  the  highest  market 
prices,  and  are  more  profitable  than  wheat  or  oats,  a  common  yield 
being  six  hundred  bushels  to  the  acre. 

Hops  can  be  produced  at  a  cost  of  from  seven  to  nine  cents  a 
pound,  and  they  bring  from  eight  to  thirty  cents  a  pound,  de- 
pending on  the  market.  One  acre  produces  fifteen  hundred  to  two 
thousand  pounds. 

Dairying  is  extensively  followed  on  the  irrigated  lands  in  the 
Yakima  and  Kittitas  valleys.  The  farmers  find  that  timothy,  clo- 
ver, alfalfa  and  grain  hay  transformed  into  butter  or  cream  and 
marketed  in  Spokane  and  the  Puget  Sound  cities  and  Alaska,  are 
extremely  profitable. 

Poultry  raising,  too,  is  a  most  profitable  business  in  all  sections 
of  the  northwestern  country,  and  is  followed  with  great  success 
by  both  the  older  and  younger  generations  in  the  valleys.  Here 
again,  the  large  cities  of  Spokane,  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Portland  and 
the  mining  camps  of  the  region,  and  Alaska,  afford  good  and  stable 
markets. 

Fruit,  however,  in  its  many  varieties,  is  the  chief  and  most  val- 
uable product  of  the  Yakima-Kittitas  region.  The  smaller  fruits 
are  very  profitable  under  irrigation,  yielding  from  one  hundred 
and  fifty  to  three  hundred  and  even  five  hundred  dollars  an  acre. 
The  strawberries  are  of  unusual  size  and  very  delicious.  They 
yield,  sometimes,  prodigiously  and  are  often  raised  between  the 
rows  of  trees  before  the  orchard  comes  into  bearing. 

This  is  an  ideal  grape  country,  the  European  varieties — Flame 
Tokay,  etc.,  doing  well  in  many  localities.  Grapes  sell  at  from  five 
to  fifteen  cents  a  pound,  and  yield  from  $200  to  $800  an  acre  in 
value. 

Cherries,  pears,  and  peaches  all  produce  abundantly  and  bring 
in  from  $100  to  $1,000  an  acre. 

Apples  are  the  strong  feature  of  the  Yakima-Kittitas  country. 
While  fruit  orchards  in  the  East  and  Middle  West  have  steadily 
been  growing  less  productive,  the  orchards  in  the  Northwest,  and 
particularly  the  apple  orchards,  excel  in  production.  The  North- 
west produces  the  finest  specimens  of  Spitzenbergs,  Newtown  Pip- 
pins, Rome  Beauties,  Baldwins,  Winesaps,  Jonathans,  Mclntosh 
Reds,  Delicious,  Grimes  Golden,  Winter  Bananas  and  Ben  Davis. 


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TACOMA. 


They  are  shipped  to  all  the  populous  centers  of  the  East,  to  Europe, 
Australia,  and  the  Orient. 

The  Cascade  Range  is  a  grand  stretch  of  mountains,  black  with 
timber  from  the  bottoms  of  the  deep,  precipitous  gulches  to  the 
utmost  limits  of  the  divides  and  peaks.  The  railway  crossing  is 
made  through  the  Stampede  Tunnel,  after  which  the  train  winds 
along  the  mountain  sides  and  down  the  beautiful  canyon  of  the 
Green  River  to  tidewater  at  Seattle  and  Tacoma. 

Seattle 

Seattle  is  growing  at  a  phenomenal  rate  and  its  population,  in 
1910,  was  nearly  240,000.  It  is  the  gateway  to  the  Orient  and 
practically  controls  the  Alaskan  trade,  which  amounts  to  millions 
of  dollars  annually. 

Seattle's  commercial  growth  has  been  remarkable.  It  has  an 
enormous  export  and  import  business,  its  storage  capacity  on  the 
water  front  exceeding  a  million  tons. 

Seattle  is  situated  on  Elliott  Bay  of  Puget  Sound,  and  has  one 
of  the  finest  harbors  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  To  the  West,  across 
the  Sound,  the  Olympic  Range  shows  its  snow-capped  peaks,  and 
Mount  Rainier  (Tacoma),  the  King  of  the  Cascades,  is  seen  in  the 

South.  Puget  Sound  and  Its  Cities 

Puget  Sound,  beautiful  at  all  times,  is  one  of  the  most  attractive 
bodies  of  water  in  the  world,  hemmed  in  as  it  is  by  lofty,  snow- 
capped mountains.  Many  delightful  side  trips  can  be  made  from 


SPOKANE. 

Seattle  and  Tacoma,  among  them  trips  to  Everett,  Bellingham,  Vic- 
toria, Vancouver,  Port  Townsend,  Port  Angeles  and  Lake  Crescent, 
Bremerton,  the  seat  of  the  United  States  Naval  Depot  on  the 
Northwest  Coast,  and  Olympia,  the  "Pearl  of  Puget  Sound"  and 
the  state  capital,  at  the  extreme  southern  end  of  Puget  Sound  and 
noted  for  its  fine  native  oysters. 

Everett,  easily  reached  by  rail  or  steamer  from  all  parts  of 
the  Sound,  is  a  large  and  growing  city.  It  has  a  smelter,  paper 
mill,  and  important  wood  working  plants.  It  has  a  fine  harbor 
near  the  mouth  of  the  Snohomish  River  and  is  a  sub-port  of  entry 
for  the  Puget  Sound  country. 

Bellingham  is  situated  on  Bellingham  Bay,  is  growing  rapidly 
and  is  an  important  railway  center.  It  has  one  of  the  best  har- 
bors on  the  Sound  and  is  engaged  in  a  large  and  varied  manufac- 
turing business.  There  are  big  saw  mills  here  and  a  great  tin  can 

factory.  Vancouver  and  Victoria 

Port  Townsend  is  the  seat  of  the  Government  Customs  Service, 
and  Victoria  and  Vancouver  are  beautiful  Canadian  cities  to  visit. 
Vancouver  is  a  surprise  to  visitors  in  her  air  of  progressiveness 
and  thrift.  Her  population  is  160,000.  Vancouver  is  conveniently 
reached  from  Seattle,  Tacoma  and  Puget  Sound  points  via  the 
Northern  Pacific  and  its  connections  or  by  steamer.  Victoria  is 
reached  by  a  few  hours'  steamer  ride, — it  is  the  capital  of  British 
Columbia,  population,  40,000,  ideally  located  at  the  southern  ex- 
tremity of  Vancouver  Island. 


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VICTORIA,  B.  C.,  THE  CAPITAL 

CITY  OF  BRITISH   COLUMBIA, 

BEAUTIFULLY  SITUATED. 


VANCOUVER,  B.  C.,  THE  GREAT 

METROPOLIS  OF  THE 
CANADIAN  NORTHWEST. 


PRINCE  RUPERT,  B.   C.,  THE 

NEW   PACIFIC  COAST   TERMINAL 

OF   THE  GRAND  TRUNK   PACIFIC  RY. 


Moclips,  a  noted  ocean  beach  and  bathing  resort  in  the  beautiful 
Grays  Harbor  region,  Lake  Cushman,  Lake  Crescent,  and  Sol  Due 
Hot  Springs,  in  the  Olympic  Mountains,  are  delightful  vacation 
spots. 

Aberdeen,  Hoquiam,  and  Cosmopolis  are  important  lumber  ship- 
ping points  in  the  Gray's  Harbor  region,  and  South  Bend,  in  the 
Willapa  Harbor  country,  is  a  growing  town. 

Tacoma 

Tacoma  overlooks  Commencement  Bay  of  Puget  Sound,  with  Mt. 
Rainier,  or  Mount  Tacoma,  as  it  is  called  when  viewed  from  Ta- 
coma, forty  miles  distant,  seemingly  overtopping  the  city  and  form- 
ing one  of  the  most  remarkable  views  to  be  found  the  world  over. 
Tacoma,  besides  being  a  delightfully  located  and  beautiful  city,  is 
a  great  exporting  point.  It  has  large  coal  bunkers  for  loading  ves- 
sels, and  the  warehouses  along  its  water  front  are  capable  of  hold- 
ing over  seven  million  bushels  of  wheat.  Its  lumber  and  wood- 
working industries  are  many,  varied,  and  of  notable  importance, 
and  its  flour  mills  have  an  immense  output.  There  is  also  a  large 
smelter  located  here. 

The  city,  laid  out  in  1873  on  broad  and  generous  lines,  now  has 
a  population  of  about  85,000,  and  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
cities  in  the  country.  It  is  a  region  rich  in  historic  and  scenic 
interest,  and  water  and  mountain  resorts  lie  scattered  in  every 
direction. 

Mount  Rainier 

Paradise  Park,  on  the  Southern  Slope  of  Mt.  Rainier  (Tacoma), 
is  in  the  midst  of  some  of  the  most  sublime  scenery  on  the  globe. 
Mountains,  falls,  glaciers,  canyons,  cliffs,  snow  fields,  rushing 
streams,  wide  areas  of  living  green  and  a  most  wonderful  flora  are 
found.  It  is  scarcely  possible  to  describe  the  beauty,  variety,  and 
absorbing  interest  of  Paradise  Park.  It  is  a  fine  place  for  sum- 
mer camping,  or  one  may  sojourn  at  the  excellent  hotel  at  Long- 
mire  Springs  at  the  base  of  the  mountain. 

If  the  visitor  is  ambitious  in  the  line  of  mountain  climbing,  the 


ascent  of  the  mountain,  14,363  feet  high,  and  the  finest  glacial 
peak  in  the  United  States,  exclusive  of  Alaska,  can  be  added  to 
the  program.  To  climb  this  snow  covered  mountain  is  a  feat  worth 
the  efforts  of  mountaineers,  and  it  is  accomplished  yearly  by  per- 
sons from  all  over  the  country. 

Paradise  Park  is  reached  via  the  Tacoma  Eastern  Railroad  to 
Ashford,  thence  via  Government  wagon  road  to  Longmire  Springs 
and  the  park.  The  trip  is  easily  made,  also,  by  automobile.  The 
distance  from  Tacoma  may  be  covered  in  a  day,  and  there  are  some 
effective  bits  of  water  and  forest  scenery  along  the  route. 

Alaska  Excursions 

From  Seattle  all  the  year  round  regular  steamer  service  is  main- 
tained to  Prince  Rupert,  Wrangel,  Juneau,  Treadwell,  Skagway, 
and  other  ports  in  Southeastern  Alaska,  via  the  Pacific  Coast  Steam- 
ship Co.'s  steamers,  with  sailings  every  six  or  seven  days.  The 
Alaska  Steamship  Co.'s  service  via  the  "Southwestern  Alaska 
route"  to  Caribou,  White  Horse,  Dawson,  Fort  Yukon,  Fairbanks, 
St.  Michael  and  Nome,  is  operated  twice  a  month.  The  Alaska 
Coast  Co.  operates  steamer  service  to  Juneau  Iwice  monthly. 
Through  the  summer  months  special  excursion  features  are  added, 
such  as  a  trip  to  Taku  Glacier  en  route.  Boarding  the  steamer  at 
Seattle  one  can  make  the  entire  round  trip  on  the  same  boat,  via 
the  "Inside  Passage,"  returning  to  Seattle  in  about  eleven  days. 
Round  trip  tickets  are  sold,  including  berths  and  meals.  This  is  a 
grand  sightseeing  trip. 

Prince  Rupert 

One  of  the  side  trips  from  Seattle  or  Vancouver  well  worth  tak- 
ing is  that  to  Prince  Rupert,  the  new  Pacific  Coast  port  in  Northern 
British  Columbia,  the  terminus  of  Canada's  new  transcontinental 
railway,  the  Grand  Trunk  Pacific. 

Prince  Rupert,  although  only  a  few  years  old,  has  a  popula- 
tion of  about  4,000,  and  its  surroundings  are  of  special  interest  to 
tourists. 


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Grand  Trunk  Pacific  steamers  "Prince  Rupert"  and  "Prince 
George,"  among  the  finest  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  sail  twice  a  week 
from  Seattle  to  Prince  Rupert  and  Stewart,  via  Victoria  and  Van- 
couver. Side  trips  from  Prince  Rupert  to  Queen  Charlotte  Islands 
will  also  be  made  by  Grand  Trunk  Pacific  steamer  "Prince  Albert," 
and  two  hundred  miles  of  the  Skeena  River,  reputed  the  most 
beautiful  river  in  the  world,  is  regularly  traversed  by  river  steam- 
ers. Prince  Rupert  is  on  the  regular  route  between  Puget  Sound 
and  Alaska,  being  700  miles  north  of  Seattle  and  550  from  Van- 
couver, and  within  a  day's  sail  of  Skagway.  Steamers  of  the  Pa- 
cific Coast  S.  S.  Co.,  also  make  the  port  of  Prince  Rupert  regularly. 

The  North  Coast  Country 

The  North  Pacific  Coast  country  is  heavily  timbered.  Its  timber 
is  its  glory.  Lumbering  will  continue  to  be  for  many  years  western 
Washington's  greatest  industry  and  source  of  wealth.  A  reliable 
estimate  places  the  amount  of  standing  timber  on  the  Cascades  in 
Western  Washington  at  about  two  hundred  billion  feet.  This  con- 
sists of  fir  of  several  varieties,  hemlock,  cedar,  yellow  pine,  spruce 
and  larch. 

The  timber  lands,  where  not  mountainous,  have,  as  a  rule,  a  rich 
soil,  which  well  repays  the  farmer  for  the  labor  of  clearing  the 
ground.  The  logged-off  lands  make  good  farming  lands.  These 
are  being  steadily  occupied  by  settleVs  and  are  especially  devoted 
to  truck  and  dairy  farming.  The  remarkable  variety  of  resources 
offered  by  Washington,  its  peculiarly  varied  and  healthful  climate, 
its  strikingly  beautiful  landscapes  and  snow-capped  mountains, 
noble  rivers,  great  estuaries  of  the  sea,  magnificent  forests,  charm- 
ing lakes  and  prairies  make  it  a  region  particularly  attractive  to 
all  who  seek  new  homes  or  investments  in  the  great  Northwest. 

Between  Tacoma  and  Portland,  Ore.,  the  railway  traverses  an 
interesting  region.  Olympia,  the  capital  of  Washington,  Tenino, 
Centralia,  and  Chehalis  are  prosperous  communities  south  of  Ta- 
coma in  this  region.  After  following  the  Cowlitz  River  Valley  for 
many  miles  the  line  reaches  the  Columbia  River,  at  Kalama.  It 
then  follows  the  east  bank  of  the  stream  to  Vancouver,  Wash.,  a 
sightly  city,  the  location  of  Fort  Vancouver,  and  the  headquarters 
of  the  Department  of  the  Columbia,  thence  across  the  Columbia  and 
Willamette  rivers  on  two  of  the  largest  steel  bridges  in  the  world, 
into  Portland,  the  beautiful  Rose  City  of  Oregon.  This  part  of  the 
Northern  Pacific  between  the  Sound  and  Portland  is  double  tracked. 

The  "North  Bank"  Railway — The  Columbia  River 

The  new  Spokane,  Portland  &  Seattle  Railway,  the  "North  Bank" 
line,  provides  a  short,  direct  and  picturesque  route  between  the 
East  and  Portland,  via  Spokane  and  Pasco.  At  the  latter  point 
the  line  crosses  the  Columbia  River  on  the  Northern  Pacific  bridge 
and  then  follows  the  north  bank  of  the  Columbia  to  Vancouver, 
Wash.,  and  Portland. 

The  Columbia  River  is  noted  for  its  salmon  fisheries.  The  annual 
salmon  product  of  this  and  other  coast  streams  is  valued  at  about 
five  million  dollars.  There  are  also  many  other  fish  taken,  includ- 
ing sturgeon,  shad,  smelt,  catfish,  tomcod,  black  bass,  herring, 
flounders,  perch  and  carp. 

The  Columbia  is  far  superior  to  the  Hudson  in  its  scenery.  The 
great  gorge  of  the  Columbia  reveals  tremendous  palisades  and 
bluffs,  magnificent  forests,  grand  reaches  of  river,  beautiful  water- 
falls hundreds  of  feet  in  height,  besides  the  unique  salmon  fish 
wheels  and  the  wonderful  Cascades  and  Dalles.  Cellilo  Falls — 
the  Great  Falls  of  Lewis  and  Clark — Rooster  Rock,  Cape  Horn, 
Castle  Rock  and  Multnomah  Falls  are  a  few  of  the  wonders  of 
nature  to  be  seen  on  the  ride  from  Kennewick  to  Vancouver,  the 
old  seat  of  power  of  the  Hudson's  Bay  Company. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  spots  on  the  Columbia,  scenically  and 


MOUNT  RAINIER   (TACOMA),  14,363  FEET  HIGH. 

historically,  is  The  Dalles  of  the  Columbia,  which  marks  the  pres- 
ent head  of  navigation  from  Portland. 

Near  White  Salmon,  in  the  heart  of  the  Cascade  Range,  the 
glory  and  beauty  of  the  palisades,  two  to  three  thousand  feet  high, 
the  waterfalls,  cliffs  and  the  timber  crowned  mountains  are  revealed 
in  all  their  plenitude.  Here  at  White  Salmon  and  vicinity  and  at 
Hood  River,  Ore.,  on  the  opposite  shore,  are  some  of  the  finest 
apple  orchards  in  the  West.  The  region  is  also  known  for  its 
luscious  strawberries. 

Goldendale,  in  the  valley  of  the  Klickitat  River  and  reached  by 
a  branch  line  from  Lyle,  is  the  center  of  a  rich  grain  and  fruit 
region. 

The  Cascades  of  the  Columbia,  like  The  Dalles,  is  a  noted  spot 
historically  and  otherwise.  Around  the  Cascades  the  Government 
has  constructed  a  ship  canal  at  a  cost  of  $3,000,000.  Fine  river 
steamers  pass  through  these  locks  daily. 

Multnomah  Fall,  eight  hundred  and  forty  feet  in  height,  is  seen 
in  all  its  beauty  from  "North  Bank"  line  trains. 

Portland — The  Cascade  Range 

Portland,  one  of  the  terminals  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  is  a  great 
railroad  center,  with  a  constantly  increasing  population.  It  is  a 
wealthy  city  of  broad  streets,  beautiful  homes,  imposing  stores  and 
public  buildings,  blooming  roses  and  green  lawns.  It  is  situated  on 
the  Willamette  River,  twelve  miles  above  its  junction  with  the  Co- 
lumbia, and  from  a  scenic  point  of  view  its  location  is  unexcelled. 
The  view  from  Council  Crest,  1,200  feet  above  the  city  and  reached 
by  either  electric  cars  or  a  delightful  carriage  drive,  is  especially 
fine.  The  Cascade  Range  in  its  green,  wavy  undulations  rises  to 
the  east  cleft  by  the  mighty  gorge  of  the  Columbia.  Here  and  there, 


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projecting  high  above  the  main  range,  stand  Mt.  Jefferson,  Mt. 
Hood,  Mt.  Adams,  Mt.  St.  Helens  and  Mt.  Rainier  (Tacoma)  white, 
glittering,  robed  in  ice  and  snow,  and  forming  imperishable  monu- 
ments of  grandeur.  In  the  foreground  the  city  slopes  down  to  the 
deep,  currentless  river,  and  then  rises  in  easy  grades  to  the  foot- 
hills about  Mt.  Tabor  and  its  adjacent  elevations.  Portland  in  re- 
cent years  has  been  progressing  at  a  marvelous  rate.  Its  buildings 
and  general  city  improvement  operations  have  been  on  a  large  scale. 
It  has  many  fine  hotels.  It  has  a  Rose  Festival  in  June  of  each  year 
that  is  carried  out  on  such  a  lavish  scale  and  with  such  success  that 
the  city  is  now  well  known  as  the  Rose  City.  This  festival  is  one 
of  the  most  attractive  of  the  sort  held  in  the  United  States. 

Among  the  noteworthy  sights  from  Portland  is  white-robed  Mt. 
St.  Helens,  in  plain  view  from  almost  any  point  in  Portland,  and 
a  sight  that  once  seen  will  never  be  forgotten.  Just  to  the  left  of 
it  the  tip'  of  Mt.  Rainier  (Tacoma)  is  visible.  Another  entrancing 
picture  is  that  of  Mt.  Hood,  which  stands  alone  among  the  North 
Coast  mountains.  Each  one  has,  indeed,  its  own  distinct  individual- 
ity. While  not  the  largest,  nor  the  highest,  Mt.  Hood  is,  to  most 
persons,  the  most  beautiful  of  all  these  giant  glacial  peaks,  the 
one  to  which  the  word  "grandeur"  most  appropriately  applies ; 
11,225  feet  in  height,  the  picture  it  makes  as  seen  from  Portland  at 
sunset  is  something  that  cannot  be  expressed  in  words. 

Among  interesting  excursions  from  Portland  are  trips  on  the 
Columbia  and  Willamette  rivers,  and  a  trip  by  rail  or  river  to 
Astoria,  an  interesting  and  historic  city,  and  the  many  sea  coast 
resorts  near  the  mouth  of  the  Columbia.  There  are  several  fine 
beaches  where  the  bathing  and  recreation  are  equal  to  that  of  the 
same  sort  found  elsewhere. 


Oregon 

Oregon  is  on  the  verge  of  a  marvelous  development.  Increased 
railway  construction  is  opening  up  new  sections  and  stimulating 
old,  settled  villages.  The  Willamette  Valley,  south  from  Portland, 
contains  5,000,000  acres  of  fertile  land  and  valuable  water  power. 
The  Oregon  Electric  Railway  provides  up-to-date  service  between 
Portland,  Salem,  Forest  Grove,  McMinnville,  Albany,  Eugene, 
and  intermediate  points.  Southern  Oregon  valleys  and  foothills 
raise  apples  and  pears  for  export  across  the  ocean  and  the  acreage 
of  orchards  is  rapidly  increasing.  Eastern  and  Central  Oregon 
contain  millions  of  acres  of  valuable  lands  in  a  mild  and  genial 
climate,  awaiting  only  the  completion  of  railway  projects  now  un- 
der way.  The  mountains  of  Oregon  are  heavily  timbered,  and 
have  deposits  of  gold  and  other  minerals,  and  the  streams  provide 
vast  water  power.  The  new  Oregon  Trunk  Railway,  an  affiliated 
line  of  the  Northern  Pacific,  constructed  up  the  Des  Chutes  River, 
penetrates  a  rich  and  productive  region  in  the  heart  of  the  great 
state.  This  section  of  Oregon  is  well  watered,  lies  at  an  elevation 
of  from  2,000  to  5,000  feet,  has  a  rich,  fertile  soil,  is  very  produc- 
tive, has  several  reclamation  projects  by  irrigation  and  drainage, 
Government  and  private,  under  way,  and  is  a  fine  livestock,  grain, 
and  fruit  region.  There  are  some  important  mineral  belts,  espe- 
cially of  gold. 

See  America  First — is  our  final  word.  See  Yellowstone  Park 
and  the  Northwest.  It  is  an  education  in  itself,  this  trip  through 
the  "Land  of  Fortune,"  over  the  "Scenic  Highway."  If  you  are 
seeking  a  home,  you  will  find  none  better  than  those  in  the  marvel- 
ous states  which  the  Northern  Pacific  traverses.  Specific  literature 
about  any  state  or  section  will  be  furnished  free  upon  request. 


HE  Northern  Pacific  Railway  operates  four 
daily  through  electric  lighted  transcontinental 
passenger  trains,  including  two  daily  through 
trains  between  Chicago  anc.  Portland  and 
Puget  Sound,  and  one  between  St.  Louis  and 
the  North  Pacific  Coast.  One  through  train 
from  and  to  Chicago  is  operated  over  the 
Burlington  Route  between  Chicago  and  St. 
Paul,  and  one  is  operated  over  the  Chicago 
and  Northwestern  Line,  via  Milwaukee.  The 


through  train  from  and  to  St.  Louis  is  operated  over  the  Burling- 
ton Route  between  St.  Louis  and  Billings. 

Trains  Nos.  1  and  2,  The  North  Coast  Limited,  electric  lighted, 
carry  Pullman  drawing  room  compartment  sleeping  cars,  leather 
upholstered  tourist  sleeping  cars,  coaches  and  dining  car,  and  ob- 
servation library  car  with  barber  and  bath,  between  Chicago  and 
Puget  Sound — Seattle-Tacoma ;  Pullman  drawing  room  compart- 
ment sleeping  car  between  Chicago  and  Portland,  via  Pasco  and 
S.  P.  &  S.  Ry.  These  trains  are  operated  over  the  Northwestern 
lines  via  Milwaukee  between  Chicago  and  St.  Paul-Minneapolis ; 


1.      CASTLE   ROCK. 


2.      THE   RAILROAD   AND  THE  RIVER. 


3.     EASY  CURVES — WELL  BALLASTED. 


thence  via  Northern  Pacific  to  Spokane,  Seattle  and  Tacoma,  and 
via  the  S.  P.  &  S.,  Spokane  or  Pasco  to  Portland. 

Trains  3  and  4,  Northern  Pacific  Express,  carry  through  Pullman 
drawing-room  and  tourist  sleeping  cars,  coaches  and  dining  cars — 
entirely  electric  lighted — providing  through  service  without  change 
between  Chicago  and  Puget  Sound  and  Portland  is  operated  via 
the  Burlington  line  between  Chicago  and  St.  Paul-Minneapolis. 

Trains  5  and  6,  Pacific  Coast  Express,  carry  through  electric-light- 
ed drawing-room  and  tourist  sleeping  cars,  coaches  and  dining  cars 
between  St.  Paul-Minneapolis  and  the  Pacific  Coast.  Connecting 
sleeping  cars  and  coaches  are  operated  from  and  to  Duluth  and 
Superior. 

Trains  41  and  42,  The  Puget  Sound  Limited,  carry  drawing- 
room  and  tourist  sleeping  cars,  reclining  chair  cars,  coaches  and 
dining  cars — electric  lighted — affording  through  service  between 
St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  Denver,  Seattle  and  Tacoma,  with  direct 
connections  at  Spokane,  to  and  from  Portland. 

The  Northern  Pacific  was  the  first  transcontinental  railroad  to 
light  its  trains  with  electricity,  and  without  exception  all  of  its 
main  line  trains  are  thus  lighted  today. 


All  through  sleeping  cars  between  the  East  and  Portland  are 
operated  over  the  new  Spokane,  Portland  &  Seattle  Railway  be- 
tween Spokane  and  Portland,  along  the  North  Bank  of  the  Co- 
lumbia River,  a  trip  unsurpassed  anywhere  in  point  of  scenic  at- 
tractions. 

The  Northern  Pacific  also  operates  several  interurban  trains,  of 
which  are  the  Spokane  Limited,  which  runs  between  Spokane  and 
Seattle-Tacoma ;  the  Evergreen  State  Limited,  which  runs  between 
Seattle,  Tacoma  and  Portland ;  the  Portland-Seattle  Special,  which 
runs  between  Portland,  Tacoma  and  Seattle ;  the  Gray's  Harbor 
Limited,  which  runs  between  Seattle,  Tacoma,  O.lympia,  Aberdeen 
and  Hoquiam ;  the  Lake  Superior  Limited,  which  runs  between 
Minneapolis-St.  Paul  and  Duluth-Superior,  and  the  Manitoba  Lim- 
ited which  runs  between  St.  Paul-Minneapolis  and  Winnipeg. 
These  trains  all  provide  a  la  carte  dining  car  service,  are  modernly 
equipped,  and  those  which  run  by  night  are  electric  lighted  and  are 
provided  with  standard  sleeping  cars. 

Summed  up  in  five  words  the  trains  of  the  Northern  Pacific  pro- 
vide "SERVICE  THAT  SETS  THE  PACE."  For  complete 
schedules  and  equipment  of  trains  see  red  time-table  folder. 


NOTHERN  PACIFIC  DINING  CAR  SERVICE 

SPECIAL  attention  is  given  to  the  dining  car  service,  and  many  improvements  have  been  made,  including  many  new  dining 
cars  of  special  design.     The  run  of   dining  cars   is  continuous    between    St.    Paul-Minneapolis   and    the    Coast,    a    feature 
which  was  for  many  years  exclusive   to  the  Northern  Pacific,  and  which  has  always  been  appreciated  by  the  traveling 
public. 

This  line  is  famous  for  its  Great  Big  Baked  Potatoes,  eggs  from  its  own  poultry  farm,  Washington  creamery  butter  put 
up  in  four  separate  wrappings  of  oil  paper,  whipped  cream  for  coffee,  milk  in  individual  bottles,  bread,  cakes,  French 
pastry,  pies,  and  ice  cream  from  its  own  bakeries  at  Seattle  and  St.  Paul.  The  bread  is  wrapped  in  tissue  until  cut  for  the 
table.  Bottled  Spring  Water  (bottled  at  the  springs  at  Detroit,  Minnesota)  is  used  exclusively. 

Our  poultry  and  dairy  farm  is  located  near  Kent,  Washington,  is  visible  from  the  train  and  marked  by  a  large  sign- 
board. This  farm  has  an  area  of  over  fifty  acres  and  a  flock  of  eleven  thousand  White  Leghorn  chickens,  producing  one 
hundred  and  fifty  dozen  eggs  per  day.  A  herd  of  over  three  hundred  thoroughbred  milch  cows,  supplies  milk  and  cream. 

The  meat  and  fish  served  are  the  choicest  afforded  by  the  best  markets  and  all  meats  are  prepared  for  the  dining  cars  in 
our  own  butcher  shops  at  St.  Paul  and  Seattle.  No  pains  are  spared  to  insure  the  highest  quality  of  edibles,  properly 
cooked  and  perfectly  served.  Our  chefs  and  waiters  are  picked  with  great  care  and  our  dining  car  conductors  are  trained  in 
caring  for  the  wants  of  patrons.  A  corps  of  Dining  Car  Instructors  maintains  the  highest  degree  of  efficiency  in  the  service. 
There  is  nothing  finer  than  the  N.  P.  diner. 


NORTHERN   PACIFIC      RESTAURANT  DE  LUXE. 

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LIST  OF  PUBLICATIONS 

Of  Interest  to  the  Tourist,  Traveler,  Pleasure-Seeker,  Homeseeker,  Settler  and  Investor 
Issued  by  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway 


THROUGH  WONDERLAND  Six  Cents 

The  most  beautiful  book  on  Yellowstone  Park  ever  issued.  It  con- 
tains 72  pages,  with  16  full  page  pictures  in  colors  of  the  conspicu- 
ous attractions  of  the  Park  and  a  score  of  soft  one-color  halftone 
views.  A  book  worth  having  and  keeping — easily  worth  one  dollar. 
EASTWARD  THROUGH  THE  STORIED  NORTHWEST  Two  Cents 

Just  from  the  press.     A  new  illustrated  folder  telling  of  the  trip 
from    Southern    California   via    the    "Shasta-Northern    Pacific"    Route 
to  Eastern  Terminals.     A  very  interesting  story. 
YELLOWSTONE  PARK  FOLDER  Free 

Contains    complete    information   about   the   Park    tour,    the   stages, 
hotels,  points  of  interest,  distance  tables  and  maps,   list  of  geysers, 
etc.     Everyone  should  have  a  copy. 
ALONG  THE  SCENIC  HIGHWAY  Four  Cents 

An  elaborately  illustrated  publication  containing  72  pages  descrip- 
tive of  the  cities,  towns  and  country  along  the  Northern  Pacific. 
Contains  much  valuable  Information  and  will  serve  as  a  "log  book" 
of  your  trip.  Handsomely  illuminated  cover  and  60  illustrations  in 
colors. 
MINNESOTA  LAKES  Free 

A  52-page  book  describing  the  lakes  and  resorts  in  Minnesota, 
giving-  a  list  of  same;  also  the  hotels  and  stopping  places  and  their 
rates.  Contains  considerable  descriptive  matter  of  the  most  popular 
fishing  and  camping  resorts  in  Minnesota.  Several  maps;  profusely 
Illustrated. 
SUMMER  TRIPS  TO  NORTH  PACIFIC  COAST  Free 

An  illustrated  folder  telling  of  Northern  Pacific  service,  the  trip 
and  points  of  attraction  In  the  Northwest  and  on  Puget  Sound.  Has 
complete  list  of  hotels,  with  number  of  rooms  and  rates  by  day  and 
week,  In  all  Northern  Pacific  coast  cities  of  importance,  west  of  and 
Including  Spokane. 
THE  LAND  OF  GEYSERS  Two  Cents 

A  booklet  that  describes,  briefly,  some  of  the  wonderful  and  unique 
phenomena  of  Yellowstone  Park.  Splendidly  Illustrated  In  halftone, 
showing  geysers,  canyons,  stage  coaches,  Old  Faithful  Inn,  etc.  This 


is  far  ahead  of  any  previous  edition,  in  every  respect.     Cover  in  hand- 
some colors. 

"THE  MOUNTAIN  THAT  WAS  GOD"  Fifty  Cents 

"THE    GUARDIANS    OF    THE    COLUMBIA" 

Handsome    booklets    containing-    numerous    beautiful     color    prints 
and  halftone  illustrations,  the  first  describing  Mt.   Rainier   (Tacoma) 
and   vicinity,   and   the  second   the  beauties  of   the   majestic   Columbia 
and   the   adjacent   mountains. 
TOURIST  SLEEPING  CAR  PAMPHLET  Free 

An  illustrated  pamphlet,  telling  about  our  Tourist  Car  Service. 
"Over  the  Scenic  Highway  in  a  Tourist  Sleeping  Car." 

PANORAMIC  YELLOWSTONE  PARK  PICTURE  Ten  Cents 

The  Northern  Pacific  has  a  large  Panoramic  Picture,  48  inches 
long  by  32  inches  wide,  and  done  in  fifteen  colors,  that  shows  the 
topography  of  the  Park,  the  location  of  the  hotels,  geyser  basins, 
canyons,  roads,  lakes,  and  all  features  of  the  Park.  Framed,  it  is 
ornamental  as  well  as  useful.  For  a  limited  time  this  picture  will 
be  sent  upon  receipt  of  ten  cents  to  cover  postage.  This  offer  subject 
to  withdrawal  if  supply  is  exhausted. 
LOG  OF  THE  NORTH  COAST  LIMITED  Free 

A  neat  little   time  table  folder  of  the  "Crack  Train  of  the  North- 
west," describing  its  equipment  and  a  brief  description  of  the  coun- 
try it  traverses  "between  Chicago  and  the  North  Pacific  Coast. 
DINING  CAR  SERVICE  LEAFLET  Free 

Showing  samples  of  menus  and  giving  some  idea  of  the  good  things 
in  store  for  Northern  Pacific  dining  car  patrons. 
SOUVENIR  POST  CARDS  25  Cents  a  Set 

Set  of  twelve  colored  cards,  stamped  ready  for  mailing — 25  cents. 
Scenes  along  the  Northern  Pacific  and  in  Yellowstone  Park. 

NORTHERN  PACIFIC  PLAYING  CARDS  20  Cents  a  Pack 

Brand  new  and  of  excellent  quality.  Smooth  and  snappy.  They 
carry  the  great  Chinese  Monad — good  luck  sign— which  Is  a  part  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  trade  mark.  Encased  In  a  neat  box,  and  with 
each  pack  is  a  Bridge  and  Five  Hundred  Score. 


A.  M.  CLELAND,  General  Passenger  Agent,  ST.  PAUL,  MINN. 


What  Minnesota  Wants  to  Tell  You,  No.  84.        / 

Prof.  Shaw  on  North  Dakota,  No.  86B.  I     Pocket  Size  Pamphlets, 

Gov.  Burke  on  North  Dakota,  No.  89.  Illustrated  and 

Prof.  Shaw  on  Montana,  No.  86C.  j  Very  Interestine 

Apple  Growing  in  the  Northwest,  No.  88. 

Minnesota,  No.  86. — A  new  booklet  dealing  more  particularly  with 
Northern  and  Central  Minnesota.  Well  illustrated  and  valuable. 
Just  what  the  homeseeker  needs. 

Western  North  Dakota,  No.  72. — A  booklet  describing  the  lands 
and  conditions  in  the  counties  of  Western  North  Dakota. 

Montana,  The  Treasure  State,  No.  85. — A  64-page  book  describing 
and  picturing  the  great  Treasure  State. 

Irrigation  in  the  Yellowstone  Valley. — A  description  of  the  land  now 
being  irrigated  near  Billings. 

Shields  River  Valley,  Montana,  No.  81. — A  booklet  describing  one 
of  the  most  fertile  and  beautiful  valleys  In  Eastern  Montana. 

Eastern  Washington  and  Northern  Idaho,  No.  74. — A  booklet  de- 
scriptive of  the  country  and  counties  of  Eastern  Washington  and  the 
Pan  Handle  of  Idaho. 

Lewiston-Clarkston  and  the  Clearwater  Country,  No.  95. — A  72- 
page  booklet,  describing  the  Lewiston-Clarkston  region  of  Idaho- 
Washington,  and  the  Clearwater  country;  well  illustrated. 

Yakima  Irrigation  Project  Pamphlet. — An  Illustrated  pamphlet  de- 
scriptive of  the  irrigated  lands  under  this  Government  project. 

Yakima  Valley,  No.  97. — A  new  illustrated,  48  page  booklet  descrip- 
tive of  this  valley  so  renowned  for  its  irrigated  orchards  and  fields. 

Kittitas  Valley,  Washington,  No.  91. — A  well  Illustrated  folder  re- 
cently issued  containing  a  map  of  Kittitas  county  with  a  full  descrip- 
tion. Very  valuable  to  those  interested  in  a  good  fruit  and  farming 
district  where  the  prices  of  lands  are  very  reasonable. 

Southwestern  Washington,  No.  90. — A  well  Illustrated  booklet  de- 
scriptive of  the  Southwestern  counties  of  Washington.  Contains  a 


map  of  the  section  and  describes  in  detail  the  products  and  the  pos- 
sibilities of  this  attractive  region. 

Oregon  for  the  Homeseeker,  No.  94. — A  40-page  booklet,  well 
Illustrated,  and  descriptive  of  Western  Oregon  including  the  Willa- 
mette and  Columbia  valleys.  This  booklet  is  authority  on  subjects 
treated. 

The  King  of  the  Land  of  Fortune. — A  beautiful  booklet  telling  about 
the  apple  industry  in  the  Northwest. 

U.  S.  Government  Land  Pamphlet  No.  79. — Contains  tabulated  list 
of  vacant  public  land  tributary  to  the  Northern  Pacific  in  the  various 
states. 

Suggestions  to  the  Dry  Farmer,  No.  80. — A  most  valuable  pamphlet, 
setting  forth  complete  directions  for  the  successful  cultivation  of  soil 
by  tne  so-called  "dry-farming"  system.  Prepared  by  Messrs.  Alfred 
Atkinson,  Agronomist,  and  F.  S.  Cooley,  Supt.  of  Farmers'  Institutes, 
of  the  Montana  Agricultural  College. 

Gallatin  Valley,  Montana,  No.  96. — An  Illustrated  folder  describing 
this  fertile  garden  spot,  of  which  Bozeman  is  the  center. 

Gallatin  Valley  Crop  Yields. — A  folder  showing  a  large  number  of 
crop  yields  in  this  noted  valley;  also  contains  a  good  map  of  the 
valley. 

Central  Oregon,  No.  93. — A  recent  pamphlet  describing  Central 
Oregon  opened  to  settlement  and  travel  by  the  construction  of 
the  Oregon  Trunk  Railway,  an  affiliated  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific. 

Opportunities,  No.  76. — A  booklet  of  valuable  Information  relative 
to  Business  Openings  along  the  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

List  of  Land  Dealers,  No.  82. — A  pamphlet  containing  a  complete 
list  of  land  dealers  located  along  the  line  of  the  Northern  Pacific, 
containing  carefully  compiled  information  of  special  use  to  Home- 
seekers. 

Special  Publications. — Consisting  of  pamphlets,  leaflets,  etc.,  issued 
by  various  Irrigation  and  land  Interests,  descriptive  of  the  country 
tributary  to  the  Northern  Pacific  Ry. 

Please  state  locality  in  which  you  are  interested. 

These  pamphlets  will  be  sent  FREE  to  any  address.     Writ*  to 


L.  J.  BRICKER,  General  Immigration  Agent,  ST.  PAUL,  MINN. 

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Electric-Lighted,  Leather-Upholstered  Tourist  Cars 


NORTHERN    PACIFIC   ELECTRIC   LIGHTED,   LEATHER    UPHOLSTERED 
TOURIST  CAR. 


NORTHERN  PACIFIC  REPRESENTATIVES 


Boston,  Mass,  207  Old  South  Bldg.. 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  215  Elllcott  Square. 
Bntte,  Mont.,  Park  and  Main  Sts.. 


are  located  in  the  leading  cities  of  the  United  States.  For  any  details  with 
reference  to  fares,  train  service,  connections,  descriptive  literature,  or 
Information  relative  to  the  territory  served  by  its  lines,  or  any  facts  which 
will  aid  In  planning1  your  trip,  call  on  or  write  to 

Aberdeen  and  Hoquiam,   Wash E.  A.  McKenna General  Agent 

Atlanta,   Ga.,  16  North  Pryor  St W.    W.    Neal Trav.  Pass.  Agent 

Bellingham,   Wash.,  1222  Dock  St A.   N.   Bussing Gen.   Agt. 

Billings,  Mont.,  Mont.  Av.  &  28th  St.J.  E.   Spurliug General  Agent 

Geo.  F.  Knig-ht Trav.  Frt.  Agent 

J.    L.    Moore Trav.    Immig.    Agt. 

C.   E.  Foster Dist.   Pass.  Agent 

F.  W.  Clerason.  ..New  Eng.  Frt.  Agt. 
,.Wm.  G.  Mason Dlst.  Pass.  Agt. 

M.   O.  Barnard.  .Gen.  Agt.   Frt.  Dept. 

W.   H.  Merriman D.  F.  &  P.  Agt. 

M.    K.   Baysoar City  Pass.  Agent 

Chicago,  111.,   144  S.  Clark  St A.  C.  Odeubaugh,  Gen.  Agt.  Pas.  Dep. 

J.  C.  Thompson Dlst.  Pass.  Agt. 

C.  B.  SextonT. ....  Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 

Jno.  F.  Fox Trav.  Im.  Agt. 

J.  L.  Daugherty Trav.  Im.  Agent 

Cincinnati,  Ohio,   40  E.  Fourth  Ave..M.  J.  Costello Trav.  Pass.  Agent 

J.  E    Eaton Trav.  Im.  Agt.     A.  H.  Caffee Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 

Des  Moines,  la.,  212-214  Cent.  Bldg..E.  D.  Rockwell Dlst.  Pass.  Ag<ent 

Detroit,  Mich.,  423  Majestic  Bldg A.    E.    Ryan Dlst.  Pass.  Agent 

Geo.    Barnes. ..  .Gen.   Agt.   Frt.    Dept. 

Dulutb,  Minn.,  334  W.  Superior  St...J.   I.   Thomas General  Agent 

C.  P.   O'Donnell-.Clty  Pass.   Agt.     N.    D.   Harding Trav.    Frt.   Agent 

Everett,  Wash,  2825  Colby  Ave C.  O.  Martin General  Agent 

Helena,  Mont.,  117%  Main  St E.   S.   Richards General   Agent 

Geo.  A.  Miner City.  Pass.  Agent 

R.  J.  Dee Trav.  Frt.  &  Pass.   Agt. 

Indianapolis,  Ind.,  42  Jackson  Place.. W.  E.  Smith Dlst.  Pass.   Agent 

Jamestown,  N.  D J.  L-   Burnham Trav.  Frt.  Agent 

Kansas  City,  Mo., 309  Commerce  Bldg. H.   B.  Bryning Trav.  Immig.   Agt. 

F.  A.  Acker Trav.  Frt.  Agt. 

Lewlston,  Idaho,  319  Main  St W.  J.  Jordan Gen.  Agent 

Los   Angeles,   Cal.,  630  S.  Spring  St..W.  E.   Swain General   Agent 

Milwaukee,  Wls.,  316-17  Ry.  Ex.  Bg..M.  B.  Harlan... 

C.  T.  Noonan.... 

Miles  City,   Mont.,   Station J.  G.  Sanders... 

Minneapolis,   Minn.,  19  Nlcollet  Blk..G.    F.     McNeill City   Pass.  Agent 

J.  C.  Simonton.  .Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 
Montreal,   Q.,   Im.Bk.Bg.,St.James  St.Tracy  Howard. Dist.  Pas.  &  Frt.  Agt. 

New  York  City,  1244  Broadway W.  F.  Mershon,  Gen.  Agt.  Pass.  Dept. 

New   York  City,   291  Broadway C.  F.  Seeger Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 


Form   5092  25M   Reprint   1-14-13  Tr. 


...Dist.    Pass.   Agent 

Gn.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 

Trav.   Frt.  Agent 


V'trth   Yaklma.  Wash 

Philadelphia,   Pa.,   711  Chestnut  St.. 

Pittsburg-,  Pa.,   Room  E,  Park  Bldg. 

Portland,     Orp.,    255    Morrison    St., 
Worcester  Blk 

Pt.  Townsend,  Wash.,  402  Water  St. 
San   Francisco,   Cal.,   685  Market  St. 

Seattle,  Wash.,  1st  Av.  &  Yesler  Wy 
Spokane,  Wash.,  701  Sprague  Ave... 

St.  Louis,  Mo.,  306  Cent.  Nat'l  Bk.. 

St.  Paul,  Minn.,  5th  and  Robert  Sts. 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,   4th  and  Broadway. 

Superior,   Wis.,   920  Tower  Ave 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  925  Pacific  Ave 

Tacoma,  Wash.,  621  Pacific  Ave 

Vancouver,   Wash.,  512  Main  St 

Vancouver,  B.  C.,  430  Hastings  St... 

Victoria,   B.  C.,   Yates  &  Gov't  Sts. 

Wallace,    Idaho,    Station 

Walla  Walla.  Wash.,  3  E.  Main  St.. 
Winnipeg,  Man.,  268  Portage  Ave... 

ST.   PAUL,  MINN 

C.  A.  Matthews,  Asst. Gen. Pas.  Agt, 
H.   E.   Still.. Asst.  Gen.  Frt.  Agt. 
A.    Tlnllng,   Asst.   Gen.   Frt.   Agt. 


.C.  C.  Burdick General  Agent 

.P.  W.  Piimmill. . .  .Dist.  Pass.  Agent 

John  S.  DonaI...Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 
.C.  E.  Brison Dist.  Pass.  Agent 

W.  W.  Scully Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 

A.  D.  Charlton,  Asst.  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

•  F.  H.  Fogarty..Asst.  Gen.  Frt.  Agent 
W.  H.  Ormsby Trav.   Frt.  Agent 

•  W.  L.  Clark Agent 

•  T.  K.  Stateler,   Gen.  Agt.  Pass.  Dept. 

E.  H.  Forester.  .Gen.  Agt.   Frt.   Dept. 

•  H.   N.   Kennedy General  Agent 

J.  O.  McMullen City  Pass.  Agt. 

•  O.   R.  Lonergan General  Agent 

W.   H.    Ude City  Pass.   Agent. 

Lee  M.  Conry Trav.  Pass.  Agent 

.D.  B.  Gardner Dist.  Pass.  Ag«nt 

R.  K.  Cross Gen.  Agt.  Frt.  Dept. 

•C.  L.  Townsend City  Pass.  Agent 

•J.  T.  McKenney Dist.  Pass.  Agent 

L.  P.  Gellerman Dist.  Pass.  Agt. 

.W.  H.  Mitchell Agent 

.C.  B.  Foster City  Pass.  Agent 

Webb  F.  Sater Trav.  Pass.  Agent 

.R.  T.  Bretz,  Asst.  Gen.  W.  Frt.  Agt. 

H.  Blakeley Gen.  West.  Frt.  Agt. 

.S.  J.  Miller Trav.  Pass.  Agent 

.  H.  Swinf ord General  Agent 

C.  E.  Lang City  Pass.  Agent 

.E.  E.  Blackwood General  Agent 

•  C.  M.  Grubbs General  Agent 

•  S.  B.  Calderhead General  Agent 

.  W.  C.  Hartnett General  Agent 

F.  J.  Berry Trav.   Frt.  Agent 

.Jno.  C.   Poore..Asst.  Gen.  Pass.   Agt. 

E.  E.   Nelson.  ..Asst.  Gen.  Pass.  Agt. 

G.  A.  Mitchell... Asst.  Gen.  Frt.  Agt. 

W.  E.  Alalr Asst.  Gen.  Frt.  Agent 

G.  R.  Merritt,  Gen.  Agt.  Refrig-.  Serv. 


A.  M.  CLELAND,  General  Passenger  Agent. 

L.    J.    BRICKER.   General  Immigration  Agent. 

J.   B.  BAIRD,  General  Freight  Agent. 


J.  G.    WOODWORTH, 
Traffic  Manager. 


ST.   PAUL,   MINN. 


J.    M.    HANNAFOUD, 
Second  Vice-Presldent- 


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